Spicy Artichoke and Sausage Dip

Artichoke dip and its cousin, spinach and artichoke dip, get their roots from the ancient times of the Mediterranean, with some fairly modern German influences as well. The artichoke has been around since the days of the Ancient Romans, and it was the Roman naturalist Pliny, back in 77 A.D., who thought “the artichoke was one of earth’s monstrosities” yet he continued to eat them anyway. Spinach is also a Mediterranean delight that has been around for the millennia as well. The German influence comes Knorr, the popular spice and seasoning mixes you can find in every grocery store today that so many people have used as their seasonings for this dip as well as many other great dips for many years. But spinach and/or artichoke dips really became popular in America during the 1950’s and 1960’s, when TVs became a staple in every household. People started eating more…